Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

Lat: 38.78°NLon: 106.22°WElev: 9826ft.

Overcast

34°F

1°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed W 17 G 32 mph
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 26 Feb 7:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles S Twin Lakes CO

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles S Twin Lakes CO
 38.95°N 106.49°W (Elev. 11430 ft)
6:17 am MST Feb 26, 2026
8am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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